What have you done to your car today?

mrk · 9 Jan 2017 at 18:14

Look at how flush it is, just look at it :cool:

Rybo89 · 9 Jan 2017 at 18:19

What are we looking at and why are you a man of honour?

GhostWKD · 9 Jan 2017 at 18:53

Acme said:
I apologise for laughing a little at that...

Hope you didn't hurt yourself? Can you bend it back into shape OK?

Bad bruising on my back and arm, luckily fell on my side which hadn't dislocated a shoulder recently

Having a good run of it!

Not assessed the damage fully but have bent it back into shape, just need to make sure it's not been stretched which I'll do when my gearbox oil turns up

mrk · 9 Jan 2017 at 18:54

The USB socket of course Ryboo. And because of unspeakable things.

Rybo89 · 9 Jan 2017 at 19:14

mrk said:
And because of unspeakable things.

badgeruk · 9 Jan 2017 at 19:16

Going to have to get used*to your avatar, keeps throwing me off at the moment.

And so soooo flush, similar to the one I have in mine.

mrk · 9 Jan 2017 at 19:19

It's not all good news though, my driver's side front brake was sticking again today, so definitely a caliper replacement needed.

Luckily I found a Big Red refurbed pair with new seals/pistons/carries/pins for £205, so promptly ordered them. Just in time for service and MOT on Monday.

Akagi · 9 Jan 2017 at 19:29

badgeruk said:
Going to have to get used*to your avatar, keeps throwing me off at the moment.

And so soooo flush, similar to the one I have in mine.

Don't know why you didn't get MoH really, you're a star. *

badgeruk · 9 Jan 2017 at 19:38

I see what you did there.....

*Waits for the new forum software to see if it fixes what ever the **** is up with me posting*

Akagi · 9 Jan 2017 at 20:27

It must be something deliberately put in place to troll you.

Dis86 · 9 Jan 2017 at 20:30

mrk said:
Luckily I found a Big Red pair

Ah! That explains the moh!

mrk · 9 Jan 2017 at 20:32

Yaayuh! · 10 Jan 2017 at 12:15

Rossi~ said:
Found this dent.

No idea when it happened or what done it. Not sure where to look first to get it popped back out?

Nasher said:
A paintless dent repair guy (theres a few mobile ones around). Will be £60-80 probably.

If you go to a bodyshop it will be 100s

Chips Away say £80. Fairly reasonable then?

Diagro · 10 Jan 2017 at 14:44

Rossi~ said:
Chips Away say £80. Fairly reasonable then?

Yea £80 isn't too bad.

Glanza · 10 Jan 2017 at 15:09

New oil and filter plus new air filter fitted.

MusicalChris · 10 Jan 2017 at 15:51

Rossi~ said:
Chips Away say £80. Fairly reasonable then?

You can get small suction cups that can grip and pull the dent back out, only couple of quid off the bay, has worked on a few dents on my cars

Chris

Gamefreak501 · 10 Jan 2017 at 17:05

Fitted some Osram Nightbreakers earlier today to my Corsa.

I don't know if it's old bulbs but they seem to always be so dim on the Corsa B, barely lighting up much of the road unless I use full beam.

I'll go for a drive tonight to see how they are on the poorly lit motorway stretches and country lanes nearby

TheVoice · 10 Jan 2017 at 17:40

Got a puncture, a screw somehow made its way into my tyre.

Anyway, fortunately I was able to inflate it enough for the short drive home, but I need to change it for the spare. Having never had to change a tyre before, is it worth me 'testing' the wheel nuts before I jack the car up to see if I can actually get the wheel off, or will it only be doable once it's off the ground?

On Holiday · 10 Jan 2017 at 17:46

Yes, "crack" the nuts / loosen them whilst the car is on the ground then jack it up.

Hope that's what you were asking

Phemo · 10 Jan 2017 at 17:47

Loosen off the wheel nuts before you jack the car up. Much more difficult and more dangerous to try to undo those while it's jacked up so always good to do that while it's on the ground then fully undo them when it's jacked up as it will require much less force.